coherent-- logical and consistent.
belabor--argue or elaborate
eschew--deliberately avoid using; abstain from
acquisitive--excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
emulate--match or surpass
banal--so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
excoriation--to denounce or berate severely
congeal--solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
carping--difficult to please; critical.
substantiate--provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
temporize--avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
largesse--generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
tenable--able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
insatiable-- impossible to satisfy.
reconnaissance--military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
germane--relevant to a subject under consideration.
ramify--form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.
intransigent--unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
taciturn--reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.